Goodbye Aladdin

[nativenewyorker2]

Posted: 10/11/21 at 8:20pm

https://okmagazine.com/p/broadway-ready-pull-the-plug-aladdin-ticket-sales-dont-increase-says-source/

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 10/11/21 at 8:30pm

So... when they going to smash the glass on that filmed performance of it?

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 10/11/21 at 8:32pm

It may be true that ALADDIN is bleeding money, but I cannot see Disney closing it without a tenant for its theatre. That real estate is far too valuable.

Is AIDA ready to go? I had missed (or forgotten) that they scrapped the Paper Mill production. Last word was that it might play Germany in 2022.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 10/11/21 at 8:36pm

Schele said she’s doing a new show, so is “Aida” even happening at all anymore?

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 10/11/21 at 8:42pm

The title of this thread should be "Goodbye Aladdin (and 15-20 other Broadway shows by January)".

However, it is worth noting that OK!'s overall fact accuracy is absolutely atrocious, even when compared to other tabloids. Shows will close in January as per usual, but I'm taking the initial reports of a 2009-esque bloodbath with a grain of salt until a more reliable source chimes in.

Updated On: 10/11/21 at 08:42 PM

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 10/11/21 at 8:48pm

Um...really? OK Magazine?

Like, FFS...

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 10/11/21 at 8:53pm

Jordan Catalano said: "Schele said she’s doing a new show, so is “Aida” even happening at all anymore?"

I thought I heard somewhere that the reworked version of Aida is still on the table.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 10/11/21 at 8:53pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "It may be true that ALADDIN is bleeding money, but I cannot see Disney closing it without a tenant for its theatre. That real estate is far too valuable.

Disney closed Mary Poppins nearly 6 months before announcing official B'way dates for Aladdin.

 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 10/11/21 at 8:53pm

Schele Williams is co-directing THE NOTEBOOK musical with Michael Greif, which opens in March 2022 and then will probably be headed for Broadway pending financing/theatre/schedules, produced by Kevin McCollum. She's also attached to Disney's HIDDEN FIGURES musical, which has not yet announced a writing team. Her Instagram bio says she's still directing AIDA.

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 10/11/21 at 8:54pm

Jordan Levinson said: "ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "It may be true that ALADDIN is bleeding money, but I cannot see Disney closing it without a tenant for its theatre. That real estate is far too valuable.

Disney closed Mary Poppins nearly 6 months before announcing official B'way dates for Aladdin."

Although I remember when Disney announced that Mary Poppins was going to close on Broadway, they mentioned that Aladdin was going to follow it into the New Amsterdam Theatre.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 10/11/21 at 8:56pm

Jeffrey Karasarides said: "Jordan Levinson said: "ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "It may be true that ALADDIN is bleeding money, but I cannot see Disney closing it without a tenant for its theatre. That real estate is far too valuable.

Disney closedMary Poppinsnearly 6 months before announcing official B'way dates for Aladdin."

Although I remember when Disney announced that Mary Poppins was going to close on Broadway, they mentioned that Aladdin was going to follow it into the New Amsterdam Theatre."

Oh, I almost forgot. The New Amsterdam underwent a renovation, so that's why it took almost a full year for Aladdin to take up the space.

[Tag]

Posted: 10/11/21 at 9:22pm

Wonder if Bedknobs & Broomsticks could make it's way over here?

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 10/11/21 at 9:23pm

Can we get that Alex Timbers-directed Muppet musical, please?

[Hairspray0901]

Posted: 10/11/21 at 9:30pm

everythingtaboo said: "Um...really? OK Magazine?

Like, FFS..."

This. Ok is one of the WORST tabloids in terms of accuracy.

[SouthernCakes]

Posted: 10/11/21 at 9:45pm

Any idea what Disney is gonna put into Disneyland?

[Lunalaaaaaaaa]

Posted: 10/11/21 at 10:04pm

OK Magazine isn't exactly known to be credible but who knows? 

A Mary Poppins musical revival sounds like so much fun. I feel like if Aladdin were to leave, another Disney production would land at the New Amsterdam.

[Lunalaaaaaaaa]

Posted: 10/11/21 at 10:07pm

"The source adds that Aladdin won't be the only show taking a hit, saying the slow months of January and February could see 15-20 Broadway shows shutting down for good."

The source says without elaborating?

[MattieIce2018]

Posted: 10/11/21 at 10:24pm

If Aladdin closing soon is true, weren't there rumors of a Beauty and the Beast revival before the pandemic?

[blaxx]

Posted: 10/11/21 at 10:28pm

jacobsnchz14 said: "Can we get that Alex Timbers-directed Muppet musical, please?"

Does he really have to direct everything?

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 10/11/21 at 10:33pm

Let's get Beauty and the Beast in there please.......

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 10/11/21 at 10:33pm

Let's get Beauty and the Beast in there please.......

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 10/11/21 at 10:53pm

A lot of the shows people are speculating about here are "kid's shows" also. The reason ALADDIN could close is that kids are not coming back to Broadway for a while.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 10/11/21 at 11:11pm

When I last spoke with Charlie Stemp, he mentioned that there were talks about bringing the MARY POPPINS he's starring in to NY "soon".

[SouthernCakes]

Posted: 10/11/21 at 11:21pm

And it’s a touring set, no? So could be cost effective.

[adotburr]

Posted: 10/11/21 at 11:58pm

Sutton Ross said: "Let's get Beauty and the Beast in there please....... "

^^^^ I would like this a lot.